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Kronos Worldwide vs Valhi: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Kronos Worldwide brought in $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Valhi $2.1B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by -1.5% at Kronos Worldwide and -1.3% at Valhi on the year before, so Valhi grew faster. Kronos Worldwide kept -6.0% of its revenue as net profit, Valhi -2.8%. Free cash flow was -$40.4M at Kronos Worldwide and -$82.1M at Valhi.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

KROVHI
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$1.9B$2.1B
Revenue growth-1.5%-1.3%
Net income-$110.9M-$57.6M
Net margin-6.0%-2.8%
Free cash flow-$40.4M-$82.1M
Free cash flow margin-2.2%-4.0%
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.96-$2.02
Cash$33.2M$214M
Debt$557.4M$591.7M
Price to earningsn/an/a
Market value$949.6M$452.9M
Dividend yield2.42%2.00%
Rank by revenue in sector#27 of 71 · Basic materials#22 of 71 · Basic materials

Over the years

Revenue
KRO FY2018: $1.7BKRO FY2019: $1.7BKRO FY2020: $1.6BKRO FY2021: $1.9BKRO FY2022: $1.9BKRO FY2023: $1.7BKRO FY2024: $1.9BKRO FY2025: $1.9BVHI FY2018: $1.8BVHI FY2019: $1.9BVHI FY2020: $1.8BVHI FY2021: $2.3BVHI FY2022: $2.2BVHI FY2023: $1.9BVHI FY2024: $2.1BVHI FY2025: $2.1BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KRO $1.9BVHI $2.1B
Net income
KRO FY2018: $205MKRO FY2019: $87.1MKRO FY2020: $63.9MKRO FY2021: $112.9MKRO FY2022: $104.5MKRO FY2023: -$49.1MKRO FY2024: $86.2MKRO FY2025: -$110.9MVHI FY2018: $262.2MVHI FY2019: $49.2MVHI FY2020: $55.2MVHI FY2021: $127.2MVHI FY2022: $87.2MVHI FY2023: -$9.9MVHI FY2024: $108MVHI FY2025: -$57.6MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KRO -$110.9MVHI -$57.6M
Net margin
KRO FY2018: 12.3%KRO FY2019: 5.0%KRO FY2020: 3.9%KRO FY2021: 5.8%KRO FY2022: 5.4%KRO FY2023: -2.9%KRO FY2024: 4.6%KRO FY2025: -6.0%VHI FY2018: 14.4%VHI FY2019: 2.6%VHI FY2020: 3.0%VHI FY2021: 5.5%VHI FY2022: 3.9%VHI FY2023: -0.5%VHI FY2024: 5.1%VHI FY2025: -2.8%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KRO -6.0%VHI -2.8%
Revenue growth
KRO FY2019: +4.2%KRO FY2020: -5.3%KRO FY2021: +18.3%KRO FY2022: -0.5%KRO FY2023: -13.7%KRO FY2024: +13.2%KRO FY2025: -1.5%VHI FY2019: +4.3%VHI FY2020: -2.5%VHI FY2021: +24.1%VHI FY2022: -3.2%VHI FY2023: -13.5%VHI FY2024: +9.5%VHI FY2025: -1.3%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KRO -1.5%VHI -1.3%
Free cash flow
KRO FY2018: $132.2MKRO FY2019: $105.2MKRO FY2020: $39.7MKRO FY2021: $147.9MKRO FY2022: $18.5MKRO FY2023: -$41.9MKRO FY2024: $43MKRO FY2025: -$40.4MVHI FY2018: $104.1MVHI FY2019: $117.3MVHI FY2020: $86.7MVHI FY2021: $395.6MVHI FY2022: -$32.7MVHI FY2023: -$44.6MVHI FY2024: $13.1MVHI FY2025: -$82.1MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KRO -$40.4MVHI -$82.1M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Kronos Worldwide and Valhi

Which is bigger by revenue, Kronos Worldwide or Valhi?

Valhi is bigger by revenue: $2.1B in fiscal 2025, against $1.9B for Kronos Worldwide in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Kronos Worldwide or Valhi?

Kronos Worldwide had a net margin of -6.0% in fiscal 2025; Valhi had -2.8% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Kronos Worldwide or Valhi?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -1.5% at Kronos Worldwide and -1.3% at Valhi.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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